Incoming Trinity Hall students head to an open house at the all-girls private school in the Catholic tradition in Middletown in August.

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It was Maddy Ryder, not her parents, that made the decision that she was heading to an all-girls school when she started high school this year as a freshman.

The Spring Lake teen said she became increasingly excited about Trinity Hall, Monmouth County's new private school in the Catholic tradition, as she learned more about it.

The school, which opened its doors for the first full day of classes Sept. 4, will be heavily focused on STEM - science, technology, engineering and math - education. These subjects, all of which will be taught at an honors level, will be integrated with each other: ...